BookWolfgang Karl Hofbauer, Georg Gärtner.
Summary: This book provides a detailed overview of the microorganisms that form the initial growth on the exterior facades of buildings. It deals with the ecophysiological properties that characterize the basic conditions under which these microorganisms can occur on facades. In addition to an identification key for the types and forms of microorganisms, this book provides a detailed description of the individual organisms, stating their ecological range. Furthermore, the various ecological parameters are discussed in short chapters. Measures to prevent and combat the colonization of facades with microorganisms are also addressed. Specialists (architects, construction experts), builders, scientists and master students can find all the information they need on facade algae and fungi here. The authors Dr. Wolfgang Karl Hofbauer is chief scientist (taxonomy, ecophysiology and genetics) of the department Environment, Sensors and Hygiene at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics. His professional research areas are taxonomy and ecophysiology of organisms on building surfaces, about which he did his doctorate in 2008, genetic barcoding of building relevant (micro)organisms and greening of building surfaces. Retired Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c Georg Gartner worked and researched at the University of Innsbruck on the cultivation and taxonomy of soil-and airborne. algae for many years. In 2012, Prof. Gartner was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sofia University for his services to the cooperation in algal studies between the botanical institutes of the University of Innsbruck and the University of Sofia.
Contents:
Introduction: Facades colonized by aerophytic microorganisms
Facades as a functional part of a building
The environment facade
History of aerobiology, in respect of research on man-made surfaces
Tools/Methods
Experimental investigations and the assessment of primary growth of microorganisms on modern buiding structures
Assessment of starter germ load of materials. Germ counts for specimens
Culture based taxonomic analysis
Taxonomy
Pre-culture investigation
Sample collection and preparation
Establishment of pure cultures
Background concentrations
Air germ measurement
Sedimentation
Germ load of precipitation
Ecophysiologic data
Testing methods in respect of ths susceptibility of building products against colonisation by microorganisms
Aerophytic organisms colonizing facades: their diversity and taxonomy with recognition of ecophysiological characteristics
Regnum Eubacteria non oxygen phosynthetic active groups
Regnum Archaea
Division Rhodophyta Class Rhodophyceae
Division Stramenopiles (Heterokonta), Class Bacillariophyceae
Division Stramenopiles (Heterokonta), Class Xanthophyceae
Division Stramenopiles (Heterokonta), Class Eustigmatophyceae
Division (Infraregnum) Chlorophyta, Class Chlorophyceae
Division (Infraregnum) Streptophyta
Class Bryopsida Musci
Class Pteridopsida
Subregnum Eumycota
Division Archemycota
Class Zygomycetes
Division Ascomycota
Class Ascomycetes
Division Basidiomycota
Class Basidiomycetes
Form of organisation Lichenes
Formgroup Ascolichenes
Synopsis
Summary
Acknowledgements
Glossary 1
Glossary 2 (important technical terms)
Literature.